Macbeth opens in Florence on 14 March 1847 as Verdi’s first Shakespeare opera
Grand-ducal Florence theatre; Verdi’s first deep Shakespeare engagement. In the causal graph this event strengthens Digital Learning Access, a driver that weakens Learning Poverty Rate (low- and middle-income countries) — an improving welfare path.
Read the full account
Librettist Piave and the Teatro della Pergola share the night.
Context
Ernani is neighbouring early-middle Verdi.
Giuseppe Verdi’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.
Grand-ducal Florence theatre; Verdi’s first deep Shakespeare engagement.
Why it matters
A Shakespearean opera premiere is an edu path for staged political tragedy.
Who was responsible
Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.
Giuseppe Verdi
PersonDirect responsibility
responsibility level 0.4 · verified
Named composer of Macbeth. Piave and Florence’s house share the premiere.
What changed
Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.
- FactMacbeth opens in Florence on 14 March 1847 as Verdi’s first Shakespeare opera
- strengthensDriverDigital Learning Access
- weakensIndicators (3)Learning Poverty Rate (low- and middle-income countries)
impact weight 0.45 · Effect from 14 March 1847 · verified
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.18 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.4)
Observed
70% of 10-year-olds · 70 above the normal line (2022)
Worse than normalTwo readings: 57% of 10-year-olds (2019) and 70% of 10-year-olds (2022).
20192022 Above normal = worse
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.16 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.35)
Observed
472 PISA score points · 28 below the normal line (2022)
Worse than normal7 readings, 2003–2022: fell from 499 PISA score points to 472 PISA score points.
Above normal = better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.14 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.3)
Observed
11% of primary-school-age children · 11 above the normal line (2023)
Worse than normalAbove normal = worse
Evidence
The sources behind this fact and its verification state.
- 1.Istituto Nazionale di Studi VerdianiIstituto Nazionale di Studi Verdiani · High credibility · verified
- 2.Britannica — Giuseppe VerdiEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish
Britannica dates Macbeth’s 14 March 1847 Florence premiere.
Britannica and Istituto Verdiani files independently date the 1847 Macbeth premiere.
Established: 14 March 1847 Florence premiere. Not established: that the 1865 revision is this same act.
Giuseppe Verdi did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act. Keep 1865 Paris Macbeth distinct. Keep 1865 Paris Macbeth distinct.
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- ActorGiuseppe Verdi
- contributed toFactMacbeth opens in Florence on 14 March 1847 as Verdi’s first Shakespeare opera
- strengthensDriverDigital Learning Access
- weakensIndicatorLearning Poverty Rate (low- and middle-income countries)
Cite this page
Factrail. (2026). Macbeth opens in Florence on 14 March 1847 as Verdi’s first Shakespeare opera. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/gv-macbeth-1847
https://factrail.ai/facts/gv-macbeth-1847
Accessed 15 October 2026.
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